Box Office Insider: Top-Grossing Women On The Charts, By The Numbers
Included in this issue’s spotlight on the “Women of Live,” we are highlighting five touring acts who have contributed to what is already proving to be a robust 2024 at the box office. In just the first two months of…
Auf Wiedersehen, Baby: U2 Wraps Sphere Run
After 40 shows between September and March, U2 wrapped its groundbreaking run at Sphere in Las Vegas March 2, as the technological wonder completed its debut series. “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” grossed $244,478,903 on 662,532 tickets according to…
Black Women Music Executive Survey 2024: Part 2
The enduring impact Black artists have on music as an art form can’t be overstated, pushing forward all genres – and many times creating new ones – from folk to hip-hop to house. As part of Pollstar’s celebration of Black…
Sunset Amphitheater: $220M Texas Shed To Open In 2026
Notes Live, Inc. plans to build their biggest venue to date in McKinney, Texas: the 20,000-cap, $220 million Sunset Amphitheater.
Saudi arena: roving LED boards, digital waterfall
The next generation of videoboard technology is taking place in Saudi Arabia, where HKS is designing a $1 billion arena with roving LED screens above the seating bowl, customized for events.
Brooklyn Paramount Reborn as Live Music Venue
PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE: Margaret Holmes, left, and Stacie George of Live Nation led the effort to restore, repurpose and reopen the Brooklyn Paramount. The Long Island University-owned theater reopens March 27 as a 2,700-capacity music venue. (Courtesy venue) Over 50 Shows…
HOT TICKETS: MARCH 14, 2024
FOR BLAKE’S SAKE: Blake Shelton played Moody Center in Austin on March 1. Pictured are Michael Owens, vice president of booking; Veronica Cantu, vice president of marketing; Shelton; Assistant General Manager Casey Sparks and General Manager Jeff Nickler. (Suzanne Cordeiro…
DPS Taps Former MSG EVP Darren Pfeffer As President
Darren Pfeffer, a long-time industry vet who most recently was executive vice president for MSG Live, is the new president at production giants DPS. “Many of you have worked with Darren in the past and know how well-suited he is…
Sphere Debuts XO Student Design Challenge For Exosphere Art
Las Vegas’ newest landmark is going public, but not that kind of public. The “Sphere XO Student Design Challenge” will allow members of the community to see their art featured on Sphere’s space-age exterior. The program is a collaboration between…
Take Me to the River
Angie Long remembers her high school days playing soccer in Kansas City, wearing jerseys handed down from the boys' junior varsity team. Long, co-owner of the Kansas City Current, a National Women's Soccer League team, never dreamed of competing in the first purpose-built venue for a women's pro sports team, but here she is, poised to make history with the opening of CPKC Stadium, a landmark project on multiple levels.
AEG Presents Bolsters Portfolio, Partners With Cárdenas Marketing Network
AEG Presents, one of the biggest promoters in the music industry, announced it has purchased a stake in Latin music powerhouse Cárdenas Marketing Network (CMN) that will have the two companies working as partners, a move that will give AEG…
Pollstar & VenuesNow’s 2024 Women Of Live Honorees Celebrated In Beverly Hills
A group of more than 100 live industry professionals gathered in Beverly Hills on Tuesday to celebrate the Pollstar and VenuesNow’s 2024 Women Of Live honorees, along with the inaugural class of the Women of Live Hall of Fame. With…
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